What you'll learn
Create fantastic, professional graphic designs, all for free inside Canva
Learn core design skills that are transferable to all of your design projects
Design 9 different fun and engaging projects, each in a very hand-on, practical way
Master all the elements within Canva to produce stunning results every time
Create videos and awesome animations
Requirements
Internet connection and either a desktop, laptop or tablet
Description
In this course you will learn how to create amazing, beautiful, professional graphic designs inside Canva, one of the world's leading free graphic design applications.Have you tried producing your own graphic designs that just don't look professional?
Have you been outsourcing your graphic design work, paying a lot of money while not getting designs you're completely happy with?
Want to get started in graphic design but have no formal design training and don't know where to start?
Well this course is for you! I will teach you everything you need to know to be able to produce all of your own designs, quickly and easily. Canva is amazing, and is much easier to learn than other expensive graphic design software. You can achieve excellent results, and because Canva is free to use, you can save huge amounts of money on design outsourcing or software fees. I have used Canva for many design projects, and always come up with fantastic end results!
The course is split into five parts: Part 1 covers all of the core skills you need to use Canva efficiently and effectively. I will teach you how to use all of the tools and elements available to you, and cover topics such as
Text and Typography
Using shapes and lines
Adding icons and Illustrations
Working with pictures and filters
Adjusting colour, alignment and transparency
Exporting your work
Plus much more.
I will also show you the website I use to get all of my stock photography, absolutely free of charge. A huge library of professional stock photography at your fingertips, all for free, with all commercial licences included. This one resource alone will save you hundreds in stock photography costs!
In part 2, we will apply our new skills to real-world examples, and work on 9 different projects. We will produce
An album cover
A Youtube video thumbnail
Youtube channel art
A Twitter header
A Facebook cover
A Facebook post
An ebook cover
An A4 document with data charts
Presentation slides
In each case, I will show you how to apply all of the core skills to each project, and we will produce some high quality examples, which you can then apply to your own work.
In part 3, we will cover some basic graphic design theory, and I will show you some tips and tricks within Canva to help your work stand out. We will cover areas such as
Typography and font pairing
Lines and spacing
Shortcuts and quick tricks
Text masking
Basic colour theory
In part 4, we will go over everything that is included in Canva Pro. This is Canva's monthly subscription and I'll cover everything that is included with a Canva Pro subscription. This includes the Brand Kit, Magic Resize, Background Remover, plus more.Finally, in part 5, we will cover video and animation. Canva has added several upgrades recently and you can now work with video, add music tracks and create animations, all within the app. I'll show you how to create amazing, professional videos with Canva's new, easy to use tools.By the end of this course you will have created some amazing designs for yourself, and you will have mastered the skills necessary to achieve professional results. You will be able to apply these skills to any project you wish, and with over 5 hours of video lessons, you will take your graphic design skills to the next level! There is a 30 Day, 100% Money Back Guarantee, so you can take this course risk-free!
Enroll now, and I'll speak to you soon.
Overview
Section 1: Part 1: Core Skills
Lecture 1 Introduction
Lecture 2 Using templates
Lecture 3 Downloading your work
Lecture 4 Working with text
Lecture 5 Photo backgrounds
Lecture 6 Shapes
Lecture 7 Illustrations, icons and lines
Lecture 8 Finding stock photos for free
Lecture 9 Layouts part 1
Lecture 10 Layouts part 2, and using frames
Lecture 11 Adding pages to a design
Lecture 12 Paid elements within Canva
Section 2: Part 2: Projects
Lecture 13 Introduction to Part 2
Lecture 14 Album cover 1
Lecture 15 Album cover 2
Lecture 16 Album cover 3
Lecture 17 Youtube thumbnail 1
Lecture 18 Youtube thumbnail 2
Lecture 19 Youtube channel art
Lecture 20 Youtube channel art 2
Lecture 21 Facebook cover
Lecture 22 Twitter header
Lecture 23 Facebook post
Lecture 24 Ebook cover 1
Lecture 25 Ebook cover 2
Lecture 26 Documents
Lecture 27 Data and charts
Lecture 28 Presentation slides
Lecture 29 Presentation slides 2: Adding themed pages
Lecture 30 Sum up Part 2
Section 3: Part 3: Basic Graphic Design Theory - Tips and Tricks
Lecture 31 Typography and font pairing
Lecture 32 Typography 2
Lecture 33 Using icons effectively
Lecture 34 Organising the dashboard
Lecture 35 Sharing designs
Lecture 36 Adding links
Lecture 37 Upgrading to Canva for Work
Lecture 38 Brand colours
Lecture 39 Custom filter codes
Lecture 40 Colour codes
Lecture 41 Shortcuts 1
Lecture 42 Shortcuts 2
Lecture 43 Adding shadows to text
Lecture 44 Text masking
Lecture 45 Complimentary colour scheme
Lecture 46 Analogous colour scheme
Lecture 47 Monochromatic colour scheme
Section 4: Part 4: Canva Pro
Lecture 48 Brand Kit
Lecture 49 Magic Resize
Lecture 50 Paid Elements
Lecture 51 Folders for Elements
Lecture 52 Background Remover
Lecture 53 Teams, Exporting and Scheduling
Section 5: Part 5: Video and Animation
Lecture 54 Videos Overview
Lecture 55 Video Grids and Frames
Lecture 56 Using the Video Tools
Lecture 57 Animations
Lecture 58 Animated Presentations
Lecture 59 Adding Music
Lecture 60 Final Thoughts
Anyone who wants to create stunning graphic designs, quickly and easily


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https://www.udemy.com/course/the-complete-canva-course-for-beginners/